Genre : Drama

Why a Drama?

By committing to the Drama genre, it enables me to have the passage to broadcast an influential storyline, that also will contain  decoded message in which the audience will decode to obtain a message or a moral.

A drama gives an insight to lives of people who may not be reachable or in the public eye, by showing light on these people it doesn’t just serve the purpose of entertainment but also a lesson of a new culture and way of living; by heightening the knowledge of the audience it will leave them to feel appreciative of what they have in life or, in this case, aspire to be.

My purpose is to enlighten knowledge of social realism, enabling the audience to seek confinement and to an extent - entertainment. 

How can I use it for my audience?

By following the Uses And Gratification Theory, I will aid me into projecting my purpose furthermore; for example, the cognitive needs I will not cut out what really happens in the life of unfortunate people, I want to shed realism and emotion so the audience can see what actually happens in different cultures - for the integration of society.

As well, affective needs using emotive and impactful scenes to gain sympathy for character roles will keep the audience engaged; and to an extent, enabling to seek confinement within these character roles, being able to take advice from them to help rebuild confidence and their life.

Finally, personal needs - a social realist drama will help establish character, helping the audience know they aren’t alone in their situation and can follow the advice characters will give.

Films with a similar story line:

Billy Elliot (2000)- How his disintegration of his dreams and family affect him.  Also based in England and how rough it is. It got turned into a musical in the West-end and Broadway.

Kidulthood (2006) - Showing light on teenagers growing up in West London, with the difficulties that appear. Widely popular with teens of London and its catch phrases online.

Rollin’ With The Nines (2006) - A group of friends determined to set-up a successful underground urban garage act that will aid them to leaving their struggling lives behind. It earned:

Focusing on the idea of terrible backgrounds that are holding back teenagers, which is also the catalyst for them to succeed and achieve what they desire and set out to do. Closely relating to the values of the characters of the environment they live in; such as, family, friends, status and respect.